Legal Opinion

Branham v. Langley

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 16, 1943No. 5160PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a suit instituted to enjoin a local induction board from delivering plaintiff for induction into the army as a Negro. Plaintiff registered as an Indian. The Board entered an order that he be delivered for induction as a Negro. Before the hearing below, however, the Board changed the order and directed that plaintiff report for induction without determination of his race or color. Under these circumstances there is no ground for injunctive relief and no necessity for determining the jurisdictional questions which have been argued in connection…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McIntire v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
  2. Rosenbaum v. BauerSupreme Court of the United States · 1887

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Marshall v. CrottyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
  2. Wilson v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
  3. Palmer v. WalshDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1948
  4. United States Ex Rel. Vassel v. DurningCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  5. New York Technical Institute of Maryland, Inc. v. LimburgDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1949

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